dietzeite

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Dietze +‎ -ite after August Dietze (?-1893?), German chemist who first described the mineral.

Noun

[edit]

dietzeite

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic golden yellow mineral containing calcium, chromium, iodine, and oxygen.

References

[edit]
  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Dietzeite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.